U. of C. students set up casual sex website

By Leonor Vivanco

A petite brunette looking to have a little more than a coffee with a guy. An awkward nerd looking for bookish girl. A college guy looking for a cute girl to take a study break in the stacks.

These are just a few of the posts from a new Chicago site that connects people looking for a no-strings attached hookup.

The site - UChicago Hookups – is poised to help singles ready to mingle. But there's a catch: You have to be a student at the University of Chicago or its Booth School of Business.

In what reads like the casual encounters section on Craigslist, only students with a school email account can post and respond to fellow students looking online for casual sex, a makeout session or—in at least one case—a cuddle buddy. So far, the site claims more than 200 registered users.

"We're trying to change the ages-old stereotype that UChicago students are severely sexually deprived. With that in mind, if you're looking for 'where fun comes to die,' you've come to the wrong place," according to the site created by a group of undergrads. Instead, the site's tagline is "where fun comes to thrive."